Donald Graham

The sale of The Washington Post to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos rocked the world of journalism, but it was also a shock to the community where it’s published: The hometown newspaper of the nation’s capital city is no longer locally owned.

Giving a behind-the-scenes breakdown of the events leading up to the Washington Post sale to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Post Co. chairman and chief executive Donald Graham explained how the new “technologist” is the paper’s best chance to thrive after 80 years of Graham family ownership.